Congress Core Group discusses Food ordinance

New Delhi: The ordinance on the ambitious Food Security Bill was discussed at the Congress Core Group meet on Friday. The meeting decided that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and Food Minister KV Thomas will reach out to the opposition for consensus on the Bill.

The Food Security Bill aims to provide 5 kg of foodgrain per person to 67 per cent of the population at subsidised prices.

Under the Bill, 75 per cent of the rural population and 50 per cent of the poor in urban India will be able to purchase rice at Rs 3 per kg, wheat at Rs 2 per kg and coarse grains at Re 1 per kg per person.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and Food Minister KV Thomas will try to get the opposition on board for the Bill.